What does it mean - SN in Japanese ?

[DarthNuno]

There is some inscriptions in Japanese on the three racks of boards.

On the first one :



I can read this 



I would like to know it there is the Serial Number written here ?



WHat Does It Means   

[DarthNuno]

An other thing written on that PCB box/stack 



What the hell does it mean   

[BusterBill]

The First One



品名        Nom du produit      THEATER

定格電圧    Voltage nominal    AC  100 V

定格周波数   Fréquence nominale   50/60Hz

最大消費電力  Consommation électrique maximale 1400 W

最小消費電力  Consommation électrique minimale   1000 W

最大電流  Ampérage maximal  19,0 A

最小電流   Ampérage minimal  15,?  A

製造元　  Nom du fabricant  NAMCO ?

製造年月　Date de fabrication  ?

[BusterBill]

The second

高圧注意
サービスマン以外の方は扉をあげないで下さい。内部には高電圧部分があり、万一さわる危険です。

Attention : haut voltage
Veuillez ne pas ouvrir la trappe, sauf sous le contrôle d'un technicien. Des composants soumis à un courant de haute tension s'y trouvant, vous vous exposeriez au danger en les touchant.

[BusterBill]

You got it 

機器番号 Numéro de série de l'appareil   223 -205


ou sont 222 autres Theater ??

[DarthNuno]

First of all, welcome on this board BusterBill 


YYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSS ! Great job  Many thanks for your help 

I'll translate that in english (for the community here), and I'll comment it... but once again, thank you very much for this 

[DarthNuno]

OK, I've got a new picture, but the indications are almost gone... hopefully, it's still possible to read 

Click on this picture for the full size version :


So we have here :

品名            / Product Name  : THEATER (If I zoom on the picture, I think I can even read THEATER 6 but not sure  )
定格電圧 AC  / Voltage AC      : 100 V
定格周波数    / Frequency       : 50/60 Hz
最大消費電力 / Maximum Consumption Output : 1400 W
最小消費電力 / Minimum  Consumption Output : 1000 W
最大電流      / Maximum Amps   : 19,0 A
最小電流      / Minimum Amps    : 15,0 A
製造元        / Manufactured by : NAMCO LIMITED
製造年月　    / Manufactured in : 93 but note the two symbols : 93年 4月 ... means 93 (year) 4(month) ?

For the second indication :



高圧注意
サービスマン以外の方は扉をあげないで下さい。内部には高電圧部分があり、万一さわる危険です。 :

Caution : High Voltage !
Don't open the door expect under the control of a technician. High voltage components inside can hurt you if you touch them

For this one :



機器番号  / Serial Number    : 223 - 205

Very interesting. What does it means ? Is it the number 205 for a total of 223 Theater worldwide ?   

[DarthNuno]

Yes, I got the confirmation from BusterBill :

93年 means year 93

4月  means april 

Now, this Theater has a birth date   

[Tom#2-JP]

>機器番号  / Serial Number    : 223 - 205
>
>Very interesting. What does it means ? Is it the number 205 for a total of 223 Theater worldwide ?   

I think...
223 : type number （Ex. PACMAN,Galaga,Galaxian³ )
205 : S/N   (this is 205th)

if it is number 205 for a total of 223,  we often use "205 / 223" .


Ikke said,
"this is Asset management number, I think.
I often see this panel with a Game machines other than made by Namco at Game center of Namco.
and I don't see this panel with Game machines by Namco at Game center that is not Namco."

[DarthNuno]

I think...
223 : type number （Ex. PACMAN,Galaga,Galaxian³ )
205 : S/N   (this is 205th)

if it is number 205 for a total of 223,  we often use "205 / 223" .


Ikke said,
"this is Asset management number, I think.
I often see this panel with a Game machines other than made by Namco at Game center of Namco.
and I don't see this panel with Game machines by Namco at Game center that is not Namco."

...so I presume it's not the true serial number of this Theater, but only a kind of 'inventory' number given to all the game located in some Namco Game Center 

Ok, that's interesting anyway... I got this Theater in Belgium and I know it was Namco UK who assembled it back in these days. So maybe Namco Japan sent the Theater directly to Belgium and required official Namco technicians to come from Uk (I don't thing there was any official Namco office in Belgium) in order to assemble it ? Anyway, I have the email of one of the two technicians in UK who assembled my theater so many years ago  I'll send him a mail with a link to this topic, maybe he can help us on this 

An other thing that can prove my G3 is a Japanese model : I have several pictures of Galaxian Theater coming from US, by example this one :



...and as you can see, the outside colors are blue & grey ... but my Theater's colors are blue & yellow, like the pictures I saw from Galaxian Theater in Japan... by exemple the one of Ikke and his friend (maybe it you, Tom#2, the second owner of the 'beast' ?  )  Blue & Yellow.

Many thanks for all these precious informations  ...the story is not over of course 

[ANY]

I think...
223 : type number （Ex. PACMAN,Galaga,Galaxian³ )
205 : S/N   (this is 205th)

if it is number 205 for a total of 223,  we often use "205 / 223" .


Ikke said,
"this is Asset management number, I think.
I often see this panel with a Game machines other than made by Namco at Game center of Namco.
and I don't see this panel with Game machines by Namco at Game center that is not Namco."

...so I presume it's not the true serial number of this Theater, but only a kind of 'inventory' number given to all the game located in some Namco Game Center 

Both my Motogross GO! (need to verify) and my Panic Park have that plate, If I have time i'll look to see what is written on them.

See ya in Nov. in THE lair hehe

[Ikke]

I saw GT-6 in Niagara in Canada in 1998.
An outside color was a gray. The chair was different shape.

What we have, and GT-6 in the photograph of DarthNuno is the same type, and a color. The character of the signboard has been changed from Japanese to English. Perhaps, GT-6 for Europe might have been made in Japan. And, it is thought that GT-6 for US/Canada is what Namco in the United States made it. Therefore, it is thought that the color and shape are different.

[DarthNuno]

Yes, here pictures for the GT-6 located at FunWorld (Nashua New Hampshire USA) :



The seats are not the same than the Japanese model 





So I would say the GT-6 in Europe were the same version than the Japanese one. The US version has some little differences (color of the sides, shape of the seats, and maybe other things ? )

[ANY]

For this one :



機器番号  / Serial Number    : 223 - 205

Very interesting. What does it means ? Is it the number 205 for a total of 223 Theater worldwide ?   
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Ok I've looked ad some Namco game I have....
Motocross GO!  308-959 (1997)
Motocross GO!  308-940
Panic Park        316-543 (1997)

So far the teory of model-serial seem good, BUT

Rapid River       308-581   (1997)

We got 308 again... it's somthing strange....

All my game came from asian area (some from Japan some from Taiwan)

I don't know what it is... Game build in Italy or Europe under license from Namco did not have that plate.
All but Panik Park have also a sticker (with another code) that tell the game is an "Namco Original product" or somethink like that.

See ya ANY

[DarthNuno]

Back on this 

I've just found something interesting... inside one of the three 'boards box' :



...closer :



So maybe this time, I've founded the SN of the game ?

...hope the Official G Japanese Translator Team I'll confirm it